The AI Education Conversation

We knew it would happen eventually...the AI image meme wave is upon us! Most notably this week, Pope Francis took over everyone's timeline, donning his white Balenciaga inspired puffer jackets, DJing in a night club, riding motorcycles, and generally taking on the world. Did Pope Francis suddenly challenge Tom Cruise for his action hero title? Nope! All of these images are fake...and really good. We have now hit a critical crossroads where AI is capable of generating very realistic imagery which will have massive impacts on our news and information cycles. How will AI images impact education? What opportunities exist for learning and what guard rails might we need to build as we think about our hard lessons from the expansion of social media? Plus, I talk privacy in corporations and countries - Italy banned chatGPT! Let's jump in... Share your reactions + thoughts to today's episode @TheAIEdConvo on twitter.

I kick off April with a interesting conversation with my friend and colleague, Josh Otlin. Josh is the school leader at Milford High School and has over two decades working in and leading schools as a teacher, Assistant Principal, and Principal. Our conversation explored the life of a Principal during and post pandemic, relationships with AI, and the current fallout of the smartphone/social media generation in schools. Let us know your reactions + thoughts: @TheAIEDConvo on twitter. Let's jump in...

The big 1-0!!! A special thank you to everyone tuning in as I drop episode 10! Continue engaging with our community on twitter + rate/review so we continue elevating educator perspectives as we co-create a world with AI. In today's episode, it's time we check in with different folks across the education landscape. Updates in AI have been coming fast and furious - how are folks continuing to react, adapt, and leverage AI tools? We explore three different windows: teachers + students, college access professionals, and higher ed. All show notes and articles continue to be posted @TheAIEdConvo on twitter. Let's jump in...

It's official GPT-4 dropped! In this episode, I share a brief overview of what we know about GPT-4, the Large Language Model which is supposed to be OpenAI's next evolution to ChatGPT and GPT-3.5, and how folks are using it. Most importantly, Spencer Burrows joins the conversation today. Spencer is an 11th grade Dean at the Pacific Ridge School and a higher ed professor. Spencer has multiple articles on his experiencing using AI in the classroom + potential misuses for AI featured in ChalkBeat and EdWeek. Spencer and I talk AI in the classroom and it's adoption across his school community overall. We also explore how AI's capacity to hurt or help civic education, given how recent technologies like social media have polarized many political elections this decade. Let's jump in...

The AI Education Conversation welcomes our first educator, Keith Rispin! Keith has spent three decades integrating technology into schools and districts as a teacher and tech specialist for West Vancouver Schools. Our paths crossed when I stumbled upon some great takes for how AI can improve practices, namely, through Personal Education AIs which replace conventional assessments.  Keith and I talk tech integration into schools, Canadian/US public schools, and much more. Let's jump in...

I did it...I finally opened up and talked about how AI can impact the big A....(assessments). A very charged topic across education, assessments are nonetheless a big part of a students educational journey - how can AI improve this experience or (unfortunately) reinforce the status quo? Plus, LSU responds to Tik Tok influencing on AI by students and Youtube is adding AI tools. Let's jump in...

Meta joins the race....with Llama? Bing makes changes after their chatbot went 'completely unhinged' last week.  + My arm chair take is many educators (over half) have still not engaged with AI like ChatGPT yet...so let me help paint this picture of how I think this technology solves big challenges within schools. Let's jump in...

Are k-12 students actually using AI tools like ChatGPT in the classroom? Have we overestimated how many students actually know about or have used these tools? Has talk about a metaverse completely come and gone? The answer to both questions may lie in Roblox...a metaverse any k-12 student DOES know about. In this episode, I explore Roblox...plus has Bing's chatgpt project gone 'completely unhinged'?  Let's jump in...

The AI Education Conversation welcomes Alex Kotran!  Alex leads The AI Education Project, which is dedicated to creating equitable learning experiences for students around AI literacy. They also have phenomenal curriculum on their website - aiedu.org - for students, which is FREE.  Alex and I talk ChatGPT, NYC Public schools, the state of AI, and much more. Let's jump in...

Check out this quick preview for Monday's episode with Alex Kotran!